MLS Player Power Rankings: Keane, Feilhaber Make Big Jumps After Week 19

For most of the season, the focus of the Major League Soccer Player Power Rankings has been on the players at the top, but it was two players in the middle of the pack from last week that made an impact on the list after Week 19.

Robbie Keane and Benny Feilhaber were the two standout performers from the week's set of games, which led to major jumps for both players on a list that is becoming more difficult to break into by the week.

Continue reading on to see which players were good enough to join Keane and Feilhaber in the MLS Player Power Rankings.

19. Perry Kitchen

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Previous Ranking: Not Ranked

It's going to be very hard for Jurgen Klinsmann to leave Perry Kitchen out of his plans if the D.C. United midfielder keeps his solid run of form going.

Kitchen, who was a beneficiary of an Eddie Johnson assist in the 59th minute against Chivas USA, has been a reliable force in the middle of the park for the first-place team in the Eastern Conference all season.

16. Kyle Beckerman

One of the players in MLS who is most deserving of a raise right now is Kyle Beckerman, who once again proved his worth in Real Salt Lake's 1-1 draw with Vancouver.

With his side down a goal late in the match, Beckerman found an open Joao Plata for his third assist of the season.

The first two assists of the year for the United States international came back in March, but we shouldn't have to wait that long for his next assist, based on his offensive contributions since returning from Brazil.

14. Diego Valeri

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Previous Ranking: 18

It was only right that the home turnaround by the Timbers was heavily influenced by Diego Valeri.

Valeri scored the game-winning goal of the 2-1 win at Providence Park in the 77th minute with a strike from outside the box, and he made 87 touches, which was 14 more than the next attacker on the team's list.

6. Thierry Henry

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Previous Ranking: 8

If it wasn't for a goal line clearance by San Jose's Jason Hernandez, Thierry Henry would have 11 assists to his name entering Week 20.

Henry delivered Bradley Wright-Phillips with a sublime pass in the box in the 31st minute of New York's 1-1 draw with San Jose, but the shot from the top scorer in the league was headed off the line by the Earthquakes defender.

In the draw, Henry made a total of four key passes, and he completed 94 percent of his 34 attempted passes.

1. Bradley Wright-Phillips

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Previous Ranking: 1

Eventually Bradley Wright-Phillips is going to stop scoring, right?

The Red Bulls forward powered home his 17th goal of the season from the spot in the 33rd minute against San Jose Saturday night at Red Bull Arena to move within 10 goals of the single-season scoring record.

The 29-year-old has scored in all but two games since his hat-trick against Houston on April 23, a stretch that has seen him score on 16 occasions.